WEBVTT -- WHERE PARENTS WERE NOTIFIEDTODAY.DAVE: YOU KNOW, A NUMBER OFTHINGS ARE STILL UNDERINVESTIGATION HERE.WHERE DID THESE GUMMIES COMEFROM?WERE THEY ACTUALLY CONSUMED HEREON THE WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOLCAMPUS?IT CERTAINLY APPEARS THESTUDENTS WERE AFFECTED HERE.>> UNFORTUNATELY WE HAD A FEW OFOUR STUDENTS THAT NEEDED MEDICALATTENTION THIS MORNING AFTEREATING GUMMY BEARS THAT MAY HAVEBEEN LACED WITH AN ILLEGALSUBSTANCE.DAVE: THE RECORDED MESSAGE FROMTHE WEST ORANGE PRINCIPAL WENTTO ALL PARENTS.AROUND 9:30 IN THE MORNING,ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AND ORANGECOUNTY SCHOOLS CONFIRM FIVESTUDENTS WERE INVOLVED.THREE WERE TAKEN AWAY FORMEDICAL TREATMENT, TWO STUDENTSDECLINEDINITIALLY REPORTED ASNON-LIFE-THREATENING, WE HAVENOT BEEN PROVIDED AN UPDATE ONTHE CONDITIONS OF THE STUDENTS,BUT PARENTS WERE PROMISED ATHOROUGH REVIEW.BILL FLOYD: WE ARE WORKING WITLAW ENFORCEMENT IN THEINVESTIGATION, AND APPROPRIATEDISCIPLINE WILL BE ADMINISTEREDACCORDING TO THE STUDENT CODE OFCONDUCT.DAVE: THE PRINCIPAL ASKEDPARENTS TO SPEAK CANDIDLY WITHTHEIR KIDS ABOUT THE DANGERS.TRACY GRANT: I AM VERY CONFIDENTIN HOW I HAVE RAISED MYCHILDREN.DAVE: PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTSALIKE LINED UP LIKE THEY DO EACHDAY TO GIVE STUDENTS A LIFTHOME.THIS TRIP DID PROMISE SOMECONVERSATION ABOUT THIS VERYDISTURBING TOPIC.TRACY GRANT: TIMES ARE DIFFERENTNOW, SO WE'RE HAVING COMPLEXQUESTIONS AND MORE COMPLEXCONVERSATIONS WITH OURTEENAGERS.BARBARA BENSON: WE KNOW THEREARE THINGS OUT THERE THAT ARENOT GOOD FOR US, AND PEOPLE THATDO BAD THINGS, AND WE JUST TRYTO BE STRONG.DAVE: WHAT STILL ISN'T CLEAR ISWHAT SUBSTANCE? THE PRINCIPAL CALLED IT ILLEGAL.THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS IT'SINVESTIGATING USING ITS SCHOOLRESOURCE OFFICERS.WERE THE GUMMIES BROUGHT TOCAMPUS AND EATEN HERE?WERE THEY EATEN SOMEWHERE ELSE,BEFORE SCHOOI ASKED TODAY WHETHER OR NOT THESTUDENTS WERE GOING TO BE BACKON CAMPUS FOR SCHOOL ON MONDAYPROVIDING OF COURSE THEY AREFEELING BETTER AND HAVE FULLYRECOVERED.THAT WAS A QUESTION THE DISTRICT

Three out of five Orange County high school students were hospitalized Friday after they ate "gummy" style candy that might have been laced with an illegal substance, school officials said.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the West Orange High School students were taken to Florida Hospital Winter Garden after they became sick.
On a call to parents, the school's principal said the students ate gummy bears that might have contained an illegal substance.
The illness does not appear to be life-threatening, authorities said.
It is unclear if the students were aware that the gummy bears could be laced with something illegal.
West Orange High School's principal, Bill Floyd asked parents to speak candidly with their kids about the dangers.
"We are working with law enforcement in the investigation and appropriate discipline will be administrated according to the student code of conduct," Floyd said.
Though the Floyd called the substance the candies were laced with "illegal," what the substance was still isn't clear.
The district wasn't ready to answer if the students involved would be back to campus on Monday assuming they felt well.
Deputies are continuing to investigate. WESH 2 will have more updates as they become available.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. —

Three out of five Orange County high school students were hospitalized Friday after they ate "gummy" style candy that might have been laced with an illegal substance, school officials said.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said the West Orange High School students were taken to Florida Hospital Winter Garden after they became sick.